Yes, it’s been already 2 months but I am uploading them now… It was a fun day, thanks to everyone for coming. Reserve the date for next year!
Note: There are few pictures from Cathy and Anna Marie. Thanks for sharing!
Si, han passat 2 mesos pero no he penjat les fotos fins ara… Va ser un dia genial, moltes gracies a tothom per venir. Guardeu-vos la data per l’any que ve!
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Aquesta es una recepta que vaig trobar a internet i als dos els encanta!!! Ho recomano a tothom, es molt facil de fer i molt bona!
This is a recipe I found on the internet and both boys love it!!! I recommend it to everyone, is easy to make and so good!
http://weelicious.com/2009/04/20/broccol-wee-soup/
We’re big fans of soup in this house — and I mean all of us. I love anything with vegetables, Kenya thinks drinking soup out of a cup is a blast and my husband is into anything that’s healthy and keeps his waistline in check. Therefore, this recipe for broccoli soup fits the bill for all of us. You can even serve it to a 10-12 month old if you leave out the lemon juice.
Broccoli should be a regular food in everyone’s diet because it’s a super veggie. It’s packed with vitamins A and C, calcium and soluble fiber plus it’s available year round. Even for kids that turn their noses up at vegetables, broccoli is one you can usually get them to eat because of it’s mild flavor. I usually make a big batch of this soup because I like to freeze a few servings to have for another day. The only trouble is that it’s usually gone before it ever makes it to the freezer!
Broccoli Soup (6-8 Servings)
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Small Onion, chopped
1 Tsp Salt
1 Large Potato, peeled and chopped into a small dice
1 Pound Broccoli (about 2 cups), use florets and stems (stems peeled
and chopped)
4 Cups (1 32 Oz Box) Chicken or Vegetable Stock
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
Yogurt, Creme Fraiche or Sour Cream for garnish.
1. In a large stock heat the olive oil and saute the onion and salt for 5-7 minutes over low to medium heat.
2. Add the potatoes, broccoli and stock and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer.
3. Cook uncovered for 12-15 minutes or until broccoli and potatoes are
fork tender.
4. Pour into a blender and puree.
5. Serve garnished with yogurt, creme fraiche or sour cream.
Ahir vam celebrar el dia de Sant Jordi anant a la biblioteca i vam agafar llibres per tothom. Ara comencen a estar bastant interessats en llibres, i de vegades fins i tot ens demanen que els llegim un conte. L’Owen va donar-me no una rosa pero flors del nostre jardi.
Bon dia de Sant Jordi!!!
Yesterday we celebrated Sant Jordi’s day going to the library and getting books for everyone. Now they are starting to show more interest in books and sometimes they ask us to read them a story. Owen didn’t gave a rose (that is the tradition) but gave me beautiful flowers from our garden.
Happy Sant Jordi day!!!
Here is some info from Wikipedia about Sant Jordi day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Day
Book’s day in Catalonia
Roses stall, with Catalan flag
Sant Jordi’s cake, in Catalonia
La Diada de Sant Jordi, also known as el dia de la rosa (The Day of the Rose) or el dia del llibre (The Day of the Book) is a Catalan holiday celebrated on April 23 similar to St. Valentine’s Day with some unique twists that show the ancient practice of this day. The main event is the exchange of gifts between sweethearts, loved ones and respected ones. Historically, men gave women roses, and women gave men a book to celebrate the occasion—”a rose for love and a book forever.” In modern times, the mutual exchange of books is customary. Roses have been associated with this day since medieval times, but the giving of books is a more recent tradition. In 1923, a bookseller started to promote the holiday as a way to honour the nearly simultaneous deaths of Miguel Cervantes and William Shakespeare on April 23, 1616. Barcelona is the publishing capital in both Catalan and Spanish and this heady one-two punch of love and literacy was quickly adopted.
On Barcelona’s most visited street, La Rambla, and all over Catalonia, thousands of stands of roses and makeshift bookstalls are hastily set up for the occasion. By the end of the day, some four million roses and 800,000 books would have been purchased in the name of love. You will be hard-pressed to find a woman without a rose in hand, and half of the total yearly book sales in Catalonia take place on this occasion.
The sardana, the national dance of Catalonia, will be performed throughout the day in the Plaça Sant Jaume. And many book stores and cafes host readings by noted authors (look out for 24-hour marathon readings of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote“). And there will be a variety of street performers and musicians on hand to add a romantic ambience to nearly every public square and plaza.
Additionally, April 23 is one day of the year when the Palau de la Generalitat, Barcelona’s principal government building, is open to the public. Inside this Gothic architectural masterpiece you’ll see huge displays of roses created to honour Saint George.
Catalonia has exported this tradition of the book and the rose to the rest of the world. In 1995, the UNESCO adopted April 23 as World Book and Copyright Day.
It’s been really warm this last past days, so we have been able to put the boys naked out at the deck and use Marta’s inflatable pool. So much fun!
Here are some favorites right now:
Teo’s favorite sound: Ta-tooo…
Favorite food: Broccoli soup, scrambled egg and toast with cheese and avocado
Favorite book: Dr Seuss One Fish, Two fish, red fish, blue fish…
Favorite playground: slides…
Favorite game: put in and out things from boxes
Favorite toy: blocks from Avi and Iaia.
Favorite thing to carry around: spoons
Favorite Song: Oh, my, I wanna piece of pie…
Favorite gesture: Soooo big (with arms up high)
Teo seems to want to talk all the time, trying to imitate all what we say.
Finian is really excited about walking fast all over and explore.
They love to dance to music, standing up and down moving their hands around.
Finian seems to be very detail oriented and is really into books, going thru pages over and over.
Teo likes the little wooden trains and he makes them go sideways.
They are both now starting to point at things they want.
They don’t cry at the stroller anymore.
They love doing: Ralet, ralet, ralet, pica el dineret!!!
Despres de fer tres passes fa unes setmanes, el Teo va deixar de caminar durant unes setmanes. Pero ahir va tornar-hi, i sembla que ara va de debo. I el Finian es va posar tant content que el va agafar del brac i van caminar junts un trosset… que macos…
After doing three steps a few weeks ago, Teo stopped practicing for a few weeks. But yesterday he started again and it seems that now is for real. Finian was so happy that he took him from the arm and they walked a bit together… it was so cute…
We finally got a new rocker. It is the Sleepytime from Nurseryworks. I love it, it’s nice and comfy. I originally wanted a more “calm” color, but we found an offer for it at half the price, so this is the color we chose (lime) I actually like it now. And the boys like it too 
Last weekend we went to the Occidental Fools Parade. Occidental is so pretty at this time of the year, it is getting warm so soon we will be able to go to the pond! The boys enjoyed being carried in the wagon and playing at the sand box at OAEC. I think they will have a great time in Occidental as they grow up.
Com podeu veure, el F i el T estan disfrutant del regal dels avis i tieta… es una de les joguines preferides!
